Fan: Waluscha De Sousa has 5 things to say about Shah Rukh Khan, Maneesh Sharma & the film

Yash Raj Film's latest find, model-turned-actress Waluscha De Sousa maybe making her Bollywood debut with Fan, opposite Shah Rukh Khan. But the lady hasn't shown up for any of the promotional events yet. It looks like the production house wants to keep her big debut under wraps until Fan opens to audiences later this year.

Waluscha De Sousa attended the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai recently and she opened up about Fan and about working with Shah Rukh Khan. Excerpts:

On learning from Shah Rukh Khan

"I have become a bigger fan of Shah Rukh after working with him. I have taken so much experience for him - one that you need to be passionate and second you need to be willing to put your 100 per cent. Passion and hard work goes hand in hand. What I learnt from him is no matter how far life takes you, at the end of the day you need to be humble".

"Shah Rukh is very calm. He gives his everything once he is working. He never rushes and you don't feel the stress. When he is filming he is not a superstar, he is a man who is working on his craft. One who loves his job."

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On being a Shah Rukh Khan fan

"I consider myself a Shah Rukh fan like everyone. The only difference is I just got lucky to get this opportunity of working with him. I feel (that) for me, Fan was destined to happen. I had my fan girl moment when I got to know that I will be doing this film opposite him. I am still living in a dream bubble and the reality hasn't hit me yet. Starring in a film with megastar Shah Rukh Khan is humbling."

On landing a plum debut role

"I am looking forward to doing a lot of different characters and working with various directors and actors. I don't have a plan of action, it's a very clean slate. Let's see how the industry responds."

On director Maneesh Sharma

"Maneesh is such a cool director. Working with him is so easy. He is chilled and relaxed. He is like a buddy to me."

Produced by Yash Raj Films, Fan is a song-less drama that features Shah Rukh Khan in a double role - as a superstar Aryan Khanna and his fan, Gaurav.

-- PTI